Season
Season 1 Episode
- Season 1 Birding Basics: Bird Origins and Taxonomy
- Season 1 Basic Bird Anatomy
- Season 1 Size, Shape, and Color as Birding Tools
- Season 1 Bird Distribution, Status, and Endemism
- Season 1 Habitat and Season as Birding Tools
- Season 1 Introduction to Birding Optics
- Season 1 Tactics for Better Birding
- Season 1 Using Bird Behavior to Identify Birds
- Season 1 Understanding Variations in Plumage
- Season 1 Birding by Ear
- Season 1 Essentials of Bird Migrations
- Season 1 Birding at Night
- Season 1 Pelagic Birds
- Season 1 Waterbirds, Shorebirds, and Game Birds
- Season 1 Diurnal Raptors
- Season 1 From Doves to Kingfishers
- Season 1 Passerines: From Flycatchers to Thrushes
- Season 1 Passerines: From Thrashers to Warblers
- Season 1 Passerines: From Tanagers to Birders
- Season 1 Photography for Birders
- Season 1 Birding Sites in Eastern North America
- Season 1 Birding Sites in Western North America
- Season 1 Birds and People
- Season 1 Birding Ethics and Conservation
The National Geographic Guide to Birding in North America - Season 1 Episode 3 Size, Shape, and Color as Birding Tools
0.00 30 minutes Look first at three physical tools that you can use right away to become a more effective birder. Consider how familiarity with the shape or silhouette of bird families, as well as bird size, aid you in focusing in on exact species. Study the color factors of pigment and keratin, as they produce the dazzling range of bird coloration, and investigate color as an identification tool.
